FROM HOME:
- Ready made wieners and cut up veggies. Try: chicken, turkey, beef or bison wieners (nitrite/nitrate free) and tomato, cucumber, celery, red/yellow/orange peppers, radish.
- Sausages (nitrite/nitrate free) and cut up veggies. Try: bison, beef or bison sausages.
- Hard boiled eggs (simply boil for 10 minutes) and cut up veggies.
- Burgers (leftovers from last night’s dinner) and cut up veggies. Try: salmon, veggie, beef/bison, or turkey burgers.
- Chocolate Chewy Balls (see Fit ‘n Healthy Recipes) and cut up veggies.
- Nuts and dried fruits or a nut/seed/dried fruit mixture. Try: cashews and raisins, almonds and dates or a mixture of pumpkin/sunflower seeds/almonds/dried apples/raisins/gogi berries. Add in some kamut puffs for fun!
- Cheese and fruit. Try: mozzarella (lactose free) and apple or goat feta and pear.
- Cheese and cup up veggie. Try: goat mozzarella and celery.
- Whole grain wrap with nut butter and sliced veggies. Try: sprouted grain wrap, almond butter and grated carrot (maybe add a little raisins to the mix).
- Whole grain wrap with fruit and nut butter. Try: sprouted grain wrap, banana and organic peanut butter.
FROM THE DELI:
- Bean or lentil soup with a whole grain bun (buy more soup and have it tomorrow or add it to a grain for dinner).
- Samosa.
- Spanokapita.
- Ready made sandwiches (which include a protein source).
- Mixed veggie salad and a side of sausages (nitrate/nitrite free). Try: turkey, bison or beef sausages.
- Bean or lentil burgers with a side veggie salad containing either nuts/seeds or grain.
- Chicken or Beef soup (buy more soup and have it later or add it to a salad for dinner).
- Snack bar. Look for ingredients that contain dried fruits or natural sweeteners with nuts and seeds. Avoid artificial sweeteners, soy (unless fermented) and refined sugars (corn syrup, glucose, sucrose).
- Cheese and crackers. Try: mozzarella and spelt crackers. Avoid crackers with hydrogenated fats.
- Bean or lentil salad. Add some cheese or whole grain for a complete protein.
Michale Hartte, BASc (Nutr), RNCP is a Registered Nutritional Consultant and offers Customized Online Nutritional Plans through her website. Visit www.fitnhealthynutrition.com to take your FREE health assessment.